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Load Particular CA Certs into a Java KeyStore

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Opens a PEM file containing many CA root certificates, and creates a Java keystore containing a subset of the certificates.

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VBScript
Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

' This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set jks = CreateObject("Chilkat.JavaKeyStore")

set troots = CreateObject("Chilkat.TrustedRoots")

' Load certificates from a file.
success = troots.LoadCaCertsPem("qa_data/curl_cacert.pem")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(troots.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

set sbDn = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
set sbAlias = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
caseSensitive = 0

i = 0
numCerts = troots.NumCerts
numAdded = 0
Do While (i < numCerts)
    ' cacert is a Chilkat.Cert
    Set cacert = troots.GetCert(i)
    sbDn.Clear 
    success = sbDn.Append(cacert.SubjectDN)
    If (sbDn.Contains("Entrust.net",caseSensitive) = 1) Then
        outFile.WriteLine(cacert.SubjectDN)

        ' The alias is an arbitrary unique string for each cert in the JKS.
        sbAlias.Clear 
        success = sbAlias.Append("cacert_")
        success = sbAlias.AppendInt(i + 1)
        success = jks.AddTrustedCert(cacert,sbAlias.GetAsString())
        numAdded = numAdded + 1
    End If

    i = i + 1
Loop

' Verify the number of certs in the JKS equals the number we added.
numJksCerts = jks.NumTrustedCerts
outFile.WriteLine("NumTrustedCerts = " & numJksCerts)
If (numJksCerts <> numAdded) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Something is amiss!")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Save the JKS.
success = jks.ToFile("myPassword","qa_data/jks/entrust_caCerts.jks")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(jks.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

' The output of this program when tested was:

' C=US, O=Entrust.net, OU=www.entrust.net/CPS incorp. by ref. (limits liab.), OU=(c) 1999 Entrust.net Limited, CN=Entrust.net Secure Server Certification Authority
' O=Entrust.net, OU=www.entrust.net/CPS_2048 incorp. by ref. (limits liab.), OU=(c) 1999 Entrust.net Limited, CN=Entrust.net Certification Authority (2048)
' C=US, O="Entrust, Inc.", OU=www.entrust.net/CPS is incorporated by reference, OU="(c) 2006 Entrust, Inc.", CN=Entrust Root Certification Authority
' NumTrustedCerts = 3
' Success.

outFile.Close